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Titans news and analysis from Tennessean.comSun, 16 Mar 2014 15:26:22 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Henderson available, will look aroundhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2010/04/26/henderson-available-will-look-around/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2010/04/26/henderson-available-will-look-around/#commentsMon, 26 Apr 2010 14:59:49 +0000JIM WYATT, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=6086It’s the end of the road for John Henderson in Jacksonville. According to a report, the Jaguars will release the defensive tackle on Monday.

His agent would love to see him land back on his feet in his hometown of Nashville, with the Titans. Henderson played at Pearl-Cohn High and the University of Tennessee.

“One of his top priorities would be to come back home, that would always be a perfect fit,’’ agent Tim McGee said. “Put it this way: Either way we’ll talk, there’s no question about that. We’ll see what kind of interest the Titans have and I am pretty sure they’ll feel us out to and we’ll go from there.’’

Henderson, a former Pro Bowler, was shopped by the Jaguars during the draft. He had two years and $11 million remaining on his contract. When Jacksonville selected California defensive tackle Tyson Alualu 10th overall, and then used a third round pick on Louisiana Tech defensive tackle D’Anthony Smith, Henderson really became expendable.

According to McGee, the Browns and Giants were among a number of teams that expressed interest in Henderson. Already, he is a visit lined up for Kansas City on Tuesday, and the Falcons are interested as well.

It remains to be seen how much, if any, the Titans are interested. They’re already invested four deep at the position with Tony Brown, Jason Jones, Jovan Haye and Sen’Derrick Marks, and they drafted defensive tackle David Howard in the seventh round.

“You never know, you just don’t know how it is going to play out,’’ McGee said. “We’re going to take our time and see how it plays out. It’s been a whirlwind for him the last 12 hours or so, so to not rush into any kind of emotional decision, it is my job to make sure we don’t do that. We want to make sure the situation is right for him.’’

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2010/04/26/henderson-available-will-look-around/feed/2UT’s Williams wants to show he belongshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2010/02/27/uts-williams-wants-to-show-he-belongs/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2010/02/27/uts-williams-wants-to-show-he-belongs/#commentsSat, 27 Feb 2010 22:50:05 +0000JIM WYATT, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=5206INDIANAPOLIS Tennessee produced defensive tackles Albert Haynesworth and John Henderson. Dan Williams knows he has a tough act to follow.

“The prestige of defensive tackles at Tennessee, it’s a long list,” Williams said Saturday. “One of my goals in going to Tennessee was to add my name to that list.’’

Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh and Oklahoma’s Gerald McCoy are considered not just the best defensive tackles in the draft, but possibly the best players. Williams had 70 tackles and 2.5 sacks in his final season with the Vols. Most draft analysts see him as one of the top five defensive tackles, but his stock seems to be climbing.

“In the end I can’t control who says who is best,’’ Williams said. “All I can do is perform. The only thing I can control is what Dan Williams does. If you want to say who is better, you can put Dan Williams film against anybody’s film. Look at Suh and McCoy and you tell me who is better. That is my resume and that is what I go by. If some guy feels like I am the fifth-best DT, I can’t control that.’’